We investigate molecular mechanisms that contribute to the development and progression of head and neck cancer, and seek to develop novel therapeutic agents for this disease
Investigate how complex biological networks regulate precise cellular behaviors and how dis-regulation leads to disease.
Mentorship Development:
4/26/19 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS) with Sharon Milgram (Mission Bay)
2/16/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
Investigate how complex biological networks regulate precise cellular behaviors and how dis-regulation leads to disease.
Mentorship Development:
4/26/19 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS) with Sharon Milgram (Mission Bay)
2/16/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
We develop and apply biomimetic human tissue models to dissect mechanisms of morphogenesis and mechanobiology as applied to cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Development of gene therapy, oncolytic virotherapy, and immunotherapy for translational application to cancer (particularly CNS tumors), and genetic engineering strategies for regenerative medicine.
We strive to understand the events that drive progression of pre-malignant disease into invasive cancer, focusing on gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma.
